Do your kids get excited about shark week? I know a lot of people really love this special week of shark-themed programming, and if nothing else it’s a good time to share some fun shark-related learning activities with your … Read More ...
Use the Scientific Method in All Subjects
The scientific method is the basic process of investigation and discovery in science, but it can be used in other academic subjects and in life in general, too.
M. Moore Educational Resources ran a series about using the scientific … Read More ...
Check out this Amazing Collection of Printables
Some people who blog are so amazingly generous with their time, skill and talent. So it is with This Reading Mama, who is just one example, but on her free printable page she has collected more than 1,000 pages worth … Read More ...
How to Make Color-Changing Lemonade
This is really cool. I had never heard of butterfly pea flowers before reading this post about color-changing lemonade from Left Brain Craft Brain, but apparently they’re a thing and you can use them to turn your lemonade all sorts … Read More ...
Go on a Listening Scavenger Hunt
I am a big fan of scavenger hunts as a way to get kids outside and paying attention to nature.
The ones I have done in the past have mostly had to do with things you can see (as with … Read More ...
Have Fun Teaching Kids about the Solar System
One of my daughter’s consistent loves through most of her life has been space. She’s really interested in the stars and planets, has a telescope, watches Ready, Jet, Go. We talk about space a lot, and it’s a subject that … Read More ...
Build a Da Vinci Bridge with Your Kids
My daughter’s school has a tinkering lab where the kids get to go to do STEM stuff, build things and work on projects.
Recently one of the classes made a giant Da Vinci bridge, a self-supporting bridge design developed by … Read More ...
At-Home Coding Camp, No Computer Required
We hear so much about how important it is for kids to know how to code, or at least to understand the way computer code works. Even for kids who won’t go into computer programming as a career, the world … Read More ...
Create a Fun Forest Animal Unit Study for Your Kids
Little kids love animals, so why not encourage that interest and turn it into something you can use in a lot of different learning activities with a forest animals unit study?
Life Over Cs has collected everything you need for … Read More ...
Salt Dough Projects to Make for Dad
Sometimes it’s hard to come up with project ideas for holidays that can also be considered learning activities, but I think making things with salt dough fits that category.
If the kids help you make the dough, you’re getting some … Read More ...
Make a Solar Oven to Cook Smores
Making a solar oven is a fun STEM activity that’s environmentally friendly, and when you cook smores inside you get a snack, too.
Nourishing My Scholar has the DIY for making your own solar oven out of a pizza box … Read More ...
Plan a Fun, Food-Related Unit Study
This strikes me as something that would be fun to do during the summer, or to have a couple of easy activities on hand when you need some quiet time.
Life Over C’s has collected more than 50 food-related … Read More ...
How to Use Rocks on the Science Table
The other day my daughter told me one of the things she missed about having centers like they had in kindergarten was the science center. She said it was her favorite place (mostly because only one child was allowed there … Read More ...
Make a Balance Scale to Use Outside
I love this idea for making a balance scale out of things you probably already have around the house. Attach a couple of buckets to a level (get the full DIY at Susy Homeschooler) and you’ll be ready to play … Read More ...
An At-Home Summer Math Camp to Do with Your Kids
Summer camp and other activities for kids can be really expensive, but just letting kids go feral for the summer months isn’t really recommended, either, for the sake of your sanity and furniture, not to mention their future academic success.… Read More ...